Places & Squares

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A lot of important open spaces in the city don’t fall in the category of Parks and Gardens. Many Paris Places are green places, thanks to their trees, even though most of the surface is paved. There’s plenty of room for confusion in translation between French and English. Place often translates to Square, but the English word ‘square’ was adopted in nineteenth century France for the fenced, urban, public gardens that were modeled on London squares. Often an open place contains a central square……

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I’ve included various Paris squares under Parks and Gardens. Here’s a collection of the other sort of Square or Place; open spaces that punctuate the urban fabric, some green, some less so but all important breathing spaces and meeting places.

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